History

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  • AN EXCEPTIONALLY SMART SET IN A VICTORIAN FULL CALF BY BRYCE
    The History of England. by MACAULAY, Lord
    MACAULAY, Lord
    The History of England.

    London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. 5 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. An exceptionally smart set in a Victorian full calf by Bryce, with gilt raised bands, bold twin labels and striking gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt corner tools, triple fillets and a blind fillet frame the boards. All edges gilt. Bookplate. A splendid set of this great History.

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  • WELL ILLUSTRATED SET IN CLASSIC VICTORIAN HALF CALF
    The Indian Empire. by MARTIN, Montgomery
    MARTIN, Montgomery
    The Indian Empire.

    London: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited, 1858-61. 3 volume set, 11" tall. A classic Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Illustrated with 3 engraved title pages, 2 folding hand-colored maps and 120 full paged steel engravings. There is a degree of staining to several plates in particular to the title pages and frontispieces, volume 2 suffering particularly badly, but still a very good looking set on the shelf and complete. This fascinating work covers 'The History, Topography, Geology, Climate, Population, Chief Cities and Provinces: Tributary and Protected States: Military Power and Resources: Religion, Education, Crime: Land Tenures; Staple Products; Government; Finance, and Commerce. With a Full Account…

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    London: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited, 1858-61. 3 volume set, 11" tall. A classic Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Illustrated with 3 engraved title pages, 2 folding hand-colored maps and 120 full paged steel engravings. There is a degree of staining to several plates in particular to the title pages and frontispieces, volume 2 suffering particularly badly, but still a very good looking set on the shelf and complete. This fascinating work covers 'The History, Topography, Geology, Climate, Population, Chief Cities and Provinces: Tributary and Protected States: Military Power and Resources: Religion, Education, Crime: Land Tenures; Staple Products; Government; Finance, and Commerce. With a Full Account of The Mutiny of the Bengal Army; Of the Insurrection in Western India; and an Exposition of The Alleged Causes.'

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  • MAGNIFICENT SET IN VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    History of Europe. by ALISON, Sir Archibald
    ALISON, Sir Archibald
    History of Europe.

    Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Thomas Cadell, 1835 to 1859. 19 volume set, 9" tall. A very smart full straight grain calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. This set comprises both series of Alison's History. "From The Commencement of The French Revolution in M.DCC.LXXXIX. to the Restoration of the Bourbons In M.DCCD.XV" in 10 volumes. "From the Fall of Napoleon in MCCCDXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII", in 8 volumes. There is an index volume but no atlas volume. Some foxing to the blanks, otherwise clean. A splendid set of this classic History of Europe by this celebrated Scottish historian, fresh from an English Country House.

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  • CHARMING LITTLE SET IN HALF CALF
    Flowers of History. Comprising The History of England from the Descent of the Saxons to A.D. 1235. by WENDOVER, Roger of. PARIS, Matthew (formerly ascribed to).
    WENDOVER, Roger of. PARIS, Matthew (formerly ascribed to).
    Flowers of History. Comprising The History of England from the Descent of the Saxons to A.D. 1235.

    London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849. 2 volume set, 7 inches tall. A very smart little set in a Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and a straight grain embossed on the spines. A folding frontispiece. With a previous owner's neat ink name dated 1849 at the head of the title page. An interesting early text from Bohn's Antiquarian Library.

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  • FEMALE HISTORIAN IN SUPERB GEORGIAN FULL DICED CALF.
    Memoirs of the Court of King James the First. by AIKIN, Lucy
    AIKIN, Lucy
    Memoirs of the Court of King James the First.

    London: Longmon, Hurst, Reece, Orme and Brown, 1822. Two volume set, 8 1/2". A superb Georgian full diced calf from the library of the Duke of Portland, and with his book plate. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and highly decorative gilt tooling. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. 2 engraved frontispieces. Foxing to the engraved frontispieces, as usual. Lucy Aikin was a remarkable academic and Historian from a family of writers.

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  • HISTORIC TEXT IN NEAT HALF CALF
    Chronicles of The Crusades by DEVIZES, Richard of. VINSAUF, Geoffrey de. JOINVILLE, Lord De.
    DEVIZES, Richard of. VINSAUF, Geoffrey de. JOINVILLE, Lord De.
    Chronicles of The Crusades

    London: Henry G. Bohn, 1848. Half calf, 7" tall. A neat Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and a straight grain embossed on the spine. A charming work with a boldly colored frontispiece, being, a 'Contemporary Narrative of the Crusade of Richard Coeur de Lion by Richard of Devizes and Geoffrey de Vinsauf; and of the Crusade of Saint Louis by Lord John de Joinville'. With a previous owner's neat ink name dated 1849 at the head of the title page. An interesting early text from Bohn's Antiquarian Library.

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  • CLASSIC HISTORY IN SMART VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The Works of Lord Macaulay. (Bound uniformly with) The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. by MACAULAY, Lord. TREVELYAN, George Otto.
    MACAULAY, Lord. TREVELYAN, George Otto.
    The Works of Lord Macaulay. (Bound uniformly with) The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay.

    London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875 & 1877. 10 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A very handsome Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and finely gilt panels around a pomegranate centre tool. A splendid set of the Works complete in 8 volumes and the Life complete in 2 volumes. There is some minor rubbing and the engraved frontispiece of the Life is offset, otherwise a clean and pristine set of this great history.

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  • ELEGANT SET IN TREE CALF BY RIVIERE
    History of the English Speaking People. by GREEN, John Richard
    GREEN, John Richard
    History of the English Speaking People.

    London: Macmillan and Co., 1890. 4 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid late Victorian tree calf by Riviere with gilt raised bands, delicate floral gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. A gilt roll frames the boards. With 8 folding maps. Scratching to the lower board of the fourth volume, but still a fine and elegant set of this classic history.

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  • TALL FINE COPY IN GEORGIAN HALF CALF
    Delineations of the North Western Division of the county of Somerset, and of its Antediluvian Bone Caverns, with a Geographical Sketch of the District. by RUTTER, John
    RUTTER, John
    Delineations of the North Western Division of the county of Somerset, and of its Antediluvian Bone Caverns, with a Geographical Sketch of the District.

    Shaftesbury: Printed and Published by the author & London: Longman, Rees et al., 1829. Half calf, 10 inches tall. A charming Georgian binding with wide gilt raised bands and extra gilt panels. Armorial bookplate. Embellished with engraved frontispiece, folding map and 12 lithographs. A fine tall copy.

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  • SPLENDID REGENCY FULL DICED CALF
    The History of England. by SMOLLETT, Tobias
    SMOLLETT, Tobias
    The History of England.

    London: A. Wilson, 1812. Full Calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A most attractive Regency full diced calf with inked and gilt raised bands and ornate gilt centre tools. The diced boards are framed within a delicate gilt fillett. Double Column. A single volume edition of Smolletts' great history covering the period..."from the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of George the Second. Designed as a Continuation of Hume".

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  • SCARCE TITLE IN A NEAT VICTORIAN HALF CALF
    History of the Life and Times of Edmund Burke. by MACKNIGHT, Thomas
    MACKNIGHT, Thomas
    History of the Life and Times of Edmund Burke.

    London: Chapman and Hall, 1858. 3 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A rather jaunty Victorian half calf binding by Henry Young of Liverpool with gilt raised bands, twin labels and gilt tooling to the panels. A scarce and thorough life of Edmund Burke, the founder of the social and cultural philosophy of conservatism.

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  • SCARCE HISTORY IN AN ELEGANT HALF CALF
    A History of England during the Reign of George the Third. by MASSEY, William.
    MASSEY, William.
    A History of England during the Reign of George the Third.

    London: John W. Parker, 1855. 4 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A handsome set of this scarce history in a mid Victorian half calf by Henry Young of Liverpool. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and elegant gilt tooling to the panels. Some scuffing to a couple of corners, otherwise fine. Bookplate. A History of George the Third whose momentous reign covered the Independence of the United States of America and the French Revolution.

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  • POPULAR HISTORY IN VICTORIAN EXTRA GILT CALF
    A History of England. by KNIGHT, Charles
    KNIGHT, Charles
    A History of England.

    London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co., c.1870. 8 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very handsome set in a Victorian glowing half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and and extra gilt tooling to the panels. Slight foxing to the preliminaries and an old auction lot number on the corner of volume 1. Illustrated throughout with engraved vignettes and full page plates. An unusually good looking set of this popular edition.

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  • CLASSIC HISTORY IN FULL HARD GRAIN MOROCCO
    The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. by CLARENDON, Edward, Earl of.
    CLARENDON, Edward, Earl of.
    The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England.

    Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1826. 8 volume set, 9 inches tall. A superb, if slightly faded, full William IV hard grain morocco with raised bands, gilt titles, dentelles and all edges. With the armorial bookplate of Laurence Currie. Slight rubbing but a very handsome and clean set of Clarendon's great 'History of the Rebellion'.

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  • VERY SMART FULL CALF BY HAYDAY
    The Miscellaneous Works of The Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh. by MACKINTOSH, Sir James
    MACKINTOSH, Sir James
    The Miscellaneous Works of The Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh.

    London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. 3 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf binding by the great firm of Hayday with gilt raised bands, twin labels and very fine gilt tooling to the panels. Armorial bookplate. Sir James Mackintosh was a politician and liberal philosopher most remembered for his views on the French Revolution.

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  • A BEAUTIFUL EDWARDIAN FULL CALF FROM A ROTHSCHILD LIBRARY
    The Life and Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox 1745-1826. by ILCHESTER, The Countess of. STAVORDALE, Lord. (Edited by).
    ILCHESTER, The Countess of. STAVORDALE, Lord. (Edited by).
    The Life and Letters of Lady Sarah Lennox 1745-1826.

    London: John Murray, 1901. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A beautiful Edwardian full calf binding from the library of Alfred de Rothschild, but without his bookplate. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt and blind fillets frame the boards. Foxing to the preliminaries, then pristine. Illustrated throughout. The notorious Lady Sarah Lennox was 'Daughter of Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and successively the Wife of Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, Bart,; and of the Hon: George Napier'. The work also includes 'a short political sketch of the years 1760 to 1763 by Henry Fox, 1st Lord Holland'. A favorite of both King George II and King George III she led a remarkable and scandalous life.

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  • CLASSIC VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    Critical and Historical Essays. by MACAULAY, Lord
    MACAULAY, Lord
    Critical and Historical Essays.

    London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1870. 3 volume set, 9 inches tall. A classic Victorian full calf by Bickers with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt tooling to the panels. With the bookplate of Charles J. Dobson. Foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise perfectly clean.

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  • LIMITED DELUXE EDITION IN FULL CALF BY HENDERSON & BISSET
    Queen Elizabeth. by CREIGHTON, Mandell
    CREIGHTON, Mandell
    Queen Elizabeth.

    London and Paris: Boussod, Valadon & Co. (GOUPIL), 1896. Full calf, 12 3/4 inches tall. A superb full calf binding by Henderson & Bisset with raised bands and 'regal' centre tools framed within a series of pallets to the panels. A series of gilt and blind fillets with the gilt 'regal' corner tools corner tool frame the rose and crown insignia of Elizabeth Regina. Gilt dentelles and top edge.. This is the best edition of this lavish work with the plates in 2 states in a limitation of 200 numbers and 100 lettered copies of which this is number 70. Colour frontispiece and many monochrome plates throughout. A bookplate has been removed and there is some superficial damage caused by a long defunct insect, overall a magnificent copy.

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  • CLASSIC HISTORY IN SPECTACULAR FULL MOROCCO
    The Spanish Conquest in America. And its Relation to the History of Slavery and to the Government of Colonies. by HELPS, Arthur
    HELPS, Arthur
    The Spanish Conquest in America. And its Relation to the History of Slavery and to the Government of Colonies.

    London: John W. Parker, 1855: 1855. 4 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A spectacular mid-Victorian full hard grain pink morocco by Grieve of Edinburgh, with gilt raised bands, green labels and a blind Aldus leaf centre tool. Wide gilt rolls and blind fillets frame the boards. With the armorial bookplate of Peter Carmichael. Maps, including 2 double page. A superb set of this great history devoted to the relationship between the conquering Spanish forces and the native American Indians.

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  • POPULAR REFERENCE WORK IN SMART VICTORIAN HALF CALF
    Cyclopaedia of English Literature. by CHAMBERS, Robert (originally edited by). CARRUTHERS, Robert (revised by).
    CHAMBERS, Robert (originally edited by). CARRUTHERS, Robert (revised by).
    Cyclopaedia of English Literature.

    London & Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1885. 2 volume set, 10 inches tall. A very handsome set in late Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels , gilt and blind pallets and neat gilt centre tools. With full page plates. A chronological encyclopaedia of English Literature from the 'earliest times to the second half of the nineteenth century.

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